Louis Carter

Louis Edward Carter (February 6, 1953 – October 11, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Born in Laurel, Maryland, he was a third round pick of the Raiders in 1975 having been the MVP of the Coaches' All-American college all-star game in his senior year at Maryland. He came to the Bucs in the veteran allocation draft of 1976 and became a valuable member of the Buc offense during its first three seasons as a running back and occasional receiver out of the backfield. He also threw the first TD pass in franchise history when he was stopped at the line of scrimmage in a game against the Seahawks and then lobbed the ball across the line to receiver Morris Owens for an unlikely one-yard score. He carried the ball 11 times for 27 yards in his rookie season in Oakland and also had two receptions for 29 yards, but never played again in the NFL after leaving Tampa Bay. After retiring from pro football, Carter sold cars for Covington Buick in Silver Spring, Maryland. When the dealership closed, Carter joined the security team at University of Maryland Global Campus, where he was a security coordinator.

Career stats + College Stats Season Rushing ReceivingYear Team GP Att Yds TD Y/G Rec Yds TD Y/G1972 MD 11 119 474 5 4.0 14 85 1 6.1 1973 MD 11 218 801 14 3.7 12 99 0 8.31974 MD 12 246 1056 6 4.3 26 270 1 10.4

+ NFL Stats Season Rushing ReceivingYear Team GP GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds TD Lng R/G Y/G1975 OAK 8 0 11 27 0 11 2.5 3.4 1.4 2 39 0 22 0.3 4.9 1976 TAM 14 8 171 521 1 26 3.0 37.2 12.2 20 135 0 19 1.4 9.6 1977 TAM 14 1 59 117 2 20 2.0 8.4 4.2 10 65 0 19 0.7 4.6 1978 TAM 16 5 81 275 1 17 3.4 17.2 5.1 19 139 0 17 1.2 8.7